Wilhelma Theater [Stuttgart]
Wilhelma-Theater
Theatre building in Stuttgart, Germany
theater in Stuttgart
Wilhelma Theater
Built 1839/1840 by Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Zahnth as Sommertheater im Rosensteinpark (350 seats) for King Wilhelm I. of Württemberg. Opened 25 May 1840 with Ignaz Lachner's ballet Der Zauberschlaf. Renovated and rebuilt in 1900 (567 seats), 1903 (633 seats) and 1909 (726 seats). 1900-1929 used as a private theatre. After 1945, shortly used as a cinema, later closed. 1985-1987 major reconstruction to the original 1840 designs (349 seats), installation of a studio theatre (80 seats). Re-opened 3 December 1987 with Frank Wedekind's Frühlings Erwachen. Used by the local music and theatre college, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart.